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Rosewood cache uncovered
Provincial authorities in Siem Reap discovered a stockpile of rosewood weighing approximately 21 tonnes in Banteay Srei district on Wednesday afternoon. Tea Kimsoth, provincial Forestry Administration director, yesterday credited joint efforts made by the Forestry Administration and anti-economic crime police officials in discovering the wood stashed ...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/rosewood-cache-uncovered
Activists Blame Short Contracts for Strikes
Labor activists at the bi-annual Buyers Forum in Phnom Penh on Thursday said that short-term contracts in Cambodia’s garment industry were fueling the high number of strikes affecting the industry. “Most of [the disputes] are over dismissals or dismissals of union leaders and the reason why ...
Dene-Hern Chen
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/activists-blame-short-contracts-for-strikes-41832/
Migrants unaware of risks: NGO
A small survey of families in five villages in Battambang has found that most workers who are lured to illegal migrant work in Thailand cite salaries of twice the average Cambodian wage or higher as their main reason and appear unaware of the risks. Moeun Tola, ...
Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/migrants-unaware-risks-ngo
After Land Swap, Siem Reap Government Moves Again
Siem Reap’s provincial government apparatus, which in 2010 was relocated to a remote site 16 km outside of the city as part of an extensive and hugely controversial swap of government land and buildings, is moving back to its old home in the tourist city’s ...
Phorn Bopha
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/top/after-land-swap-siem-reap-government-moves-again-41819/
Checkpoints Encircle City Ahead of Demonstration
Security forces started searching vehicles entering Phnom Penh along all major roads Thursday morning in advance of a mass demonstration planned by the opposition CNRP for Saturday. The CNRP called the checkpoints an illegal and futile attempt to stop its supporters from attending the mass meeting. ...
Hul Reaksmey and Zsombor Peter
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/checkpoints-encircle-city-ahead-of-demonstration-41816/
Local brands standing firm
Inside a shop in a restored building on the corner of Sothearos Boulevard and Street 266, nearly 10 Cambodians wearing the same uniform are walking around and cleaning tables. By the end of this year, Brown Coffee will have a total of eight branches in ...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/local-brands-standing-firm
ប្រទេសយក្ស ៣ ប្រាប់ពលរដ្ឋខ្លួនឱ្យប្រយត្នបាតុកម្មស្រុកខ្មែរថ្ងៃ៧ កញ្ញា
ប្រព័ន្ធផ្សព្វផ្សាយព័ត៌មានក្នុងស្រុក ផ្សាយកាលពីថ្ងៃទី៤ ខែកញ្ញា ជាខេមភាសា បានស្រង់សេចក្តីព្រួយបារម្ភរបស់ស្ថានទូតចំនួនបី រួមមាន ស្ថានទូតអូស្ត្រាលី ស្ថានទូតអាមេរិក និងឯកអគ្គរដ្ឋទូតគុយវែត ធ្វើការអំពាវនាវដល់ពលរដ្ឋរបស់ខ្លួន ដែលរស់នៅប្រទេសកម្ពុជាឱ្យរក្សាចម្ងាយពីការប្រមូលផ្តុំហ្វូងមនុស្ស ...
គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ ត្រៀមខ្លួនសម្រាប់ធ្វើមហាបាតុកម្មអហិង្សា
ភ្នំពេញៈ គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិកាលពីម្សិលមិញ បានធ្វើការត្រៀមរៀបចំខ្លួនជាសាធារណៈជាលើកចុងក្រោយ សម្រាប់គម្រោងធ្វើមហាបាតុកម្មបែបអហិង្សា នៅថ្ងៃសៅរ៍ខាងមុខនេះ ដោយមេដឹកនាំគណបក្សបានគូសបញ្ជាក់សារចុងក្រោយអំពីភាពអហិង្សា ក្នុងចំណោមអ្នកស្មោះស្ម័គ្រដែលបានប្រមូលផ្តុំគ្នា នៅទីលានប្រជាធិបតេយ្យតាមព្រះរាជតម្រិះរបស់ព្រះមហាក្សត្រ។ ការ ហាត់សមនេះរួមមានការសមាធិ និងការបួងសួងពីអ្នកគាំទ្ររាប់រយនាក់ដែលលុតជង្គង់កាន់ទងផ្កា។ នៅលើឆាក មានការសម្តែងដែលបែងចែកជាក្រុមនគរបាល និងបាតុករ ដែលយកមកធ្វើជាឧទាហរណ៍អំពីថាតើត្រូវធ្វើបាតុកម្មដោយរបៀបណា? ទោះ ជាយ៉ាងណា ខុសពីការហាត់សមលើកទី ១ កាលពីថ្ងៃអាទិត្យកន្លងទៅលើកនេះបាតុករគ្រាន់តែអង្គុយនៅចំពោះ មុខតួអង្គនគរបាល កាលពីម្សិលមិញ ដោយមិនមានប្រតិកម្មអ្វីចំពោះអំពើហិង្សាតាមនីតិវិធីដែលគណបក្ស សង្ឃឹមថា អ្នកគាំទ្រនឹងធ្វើនៅថ្ងៃសៅរ៍។ ការហាត់សមនេះ ដែលមានការចូលរួមពីមនុស្សរាប់ពាន់នាក់ បានធ្វើឡើងក្នុងរយៈពេល ២ ថ្ងៃបន្ទាប់ពីលោក សម រង្ស៊ី ប្រធានគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ បានសរសេរលិខិតថ្វាយព្រះមហាក្សត្រ ព្រះបាទ នរោត្តម សីហមុនី ដើម្បីស្នើសុំកិច្ចអន្តរាគមន៍ពីព្រះមហាក្សត្រក្នុងភាពជាប់គាំង ដែលកំពុងបន្តទាក់ទងនឹងការបោះឆ្នោត។ ...
វង្ស សុខេង និង Kevin Ponniah
http://www.postkhmer.com/index.php/national/1-national-news/103485-2013-09-05-02-57-33
Sam Rainsy calls on market, temple people to join protest
PHNOM PENH (The Cambodia Herald) — Opposition party leader, Sam Rainsy, on Thursday visited Stung Meanchey market and temple, appealing to the people there to join in their mass prayer demonstration this weekend.The Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) will hold a “violence-free” mass prayer demonstration ...
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=MmQxMTA2YmZlNWQ
Analysts See Chance for End to Political Deadlock
With Saturday’s opposition protest now expected to be a peaceful meditation on justice—rather than a demonstration against a flawed election process—Cambodian analysts say the current post-election deadlock may soon pass. Opposition leaders said Monday they planned to go forward with a mass demonstration, but that they ...
Heng Reaksmey
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/analysts-see-chance-for-end-to-political-deadlock/1742485.html
Cambodian pro-opposition trade unions urge garment workers to join mass protest
The Cambodian pro-opposition trade unions on Thursday called on garment workers, civil servants and common people to join a massive nonviolent demonstration against the July 28 election results. In the election, Prime Minister Hun Sen’s party gained the victory. The Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) of long-time ...
Xinhuanet News
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-09/05/c_132694046.htm
Cambodian garment workers rally over jobs
Around 4000 Cambodian garment workers are protesting after a factory supplying global brands including Gap and H&M fired hundreds of their colleagues for striking over conditions. Union leaders said the Singapore-owned SL Garment Processing factory fired 720 workers on Wednesday while more than 5000 others were ...
MSN NZ News Staff
http://news.msn.co.nz/worldnews/8718648/cambodian-garment-workers-rally-over-jobs
Dozens collapse at factory
Nearly 50 workers, including a woman who is seven months pregnant, fainted at a clothing factory in Phnom Penh’s Por Sen Chey district yesterday due to poor ventilation, union officials and labour-rights groups said. The 47 employees at Wanshen Clothing (Cambodia) Co collapsed at about 3pm, ...
Chhay Channyda
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/dozens-collapse-factory
Japanese Investor in Talks to Take Stake in TV3
Japan’s TriAsia Group is in talks to acquire a majority stake in local television station TV3 and plans to broadcast Japanese-language shows, the television channel’s owner confirmed Wednesday. According to TV3’s owner, Khampun Keomony, revenues at the channel have been dropping, which prompted him to look ...
Hul Reaksmey and Joshua Wilwohl
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/japanese-investor-in-talks-to-take-stake-in-tv3-41707/
Rubber Farmers Accuse Big Firm of Encroaching on Their Land
Roughly 100 rubber farmers in Ratanakkiri province’s O’Chum district blocked National Road 78A on Wednesday, demanding that authorities take action against a pair of laborers they accuse of stealing resin from their land. The laborers—Math Las, 40, and his wife, Nos Yas, 38—who are reportedly employed ...
Kuch Naren
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/rubber-farmers-accuse-big-firm-of-encroaching-on-their-land-41712/
Top Cambodian Court Wants Election Staff Punished for Ballot Foul-Up
Cambodia’s top court has ordered staff of the government-appointed national election body to be punished for mishandling secured ballot records but dismissed opposition complaints of irregularities in the July 28 national polls. The decision by the Constitutional Council of Cambodia (CCC) on Thursday came as the ...
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/ballot-09052013223949.html
Hundreds fired after garment strike ends
Management at one of Asia’s largest garment producers yesterday fired at least 600 employees, days after thousands returned to work following a two-week strike. Most of the workers fired by SL Garment Processing (Cambodia) Ltd – which supplies Gap, Levi’s and H&M – were members of ...
Mom Kunthear and Sean Teehan
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hundreds-fired-after-garment-strike-ends
Constitutional Council Rejects Voting Complaint
The Constitutional Council on Wednesday upheld the decision by the National Election Committee (NEC) to reject a complaint filed by the opposition CNRP regarding alleged voting irregularities in Battambang province. Battambang marks the 13th rejection out of 15 provinces and municipalities that the CNRP has lodged ...
Khy Sovuthy
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/constitutional-council-rejects-voting-complaint-41727/
CNRP Supporters Run Through Practice Sit-In for Saturday
The opposition CNRP on Wednesday held its second and last day of training for party supporters ahead of its mass demonstrations planned for Saturday driving home its message of peace and nonviolence. Amid persistent and ominous warnings from the government that the demonstrations may turn violent, ...
Phorn Bopha and Zsombor Peter
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/cnrp-supporters-run-through-practice-sit-in-for-saturday-41702/
សហជីពអំពាវនាវកម្មករចូលរួមទាមទារឲ្យគ.ជ.បផ្ដល់យុត្តិធម៌ដល់ម្ចាស់ឆ្នោត
សហជីពសេរីកម្មករនៃព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា អំពាវនាវដល់កម្មករកម្មការិនីជាសមាជិកប្រមាណ ១០ម៉ឺននាក់ និងកម្មករគាំទ្រដទៃទៀត ឲ្យចូលរួមធ្វើពហិការ ឬផ្អាកធ្វើការថែមម៉ោង ចាប់ពីថ្ងៃព្រហស្បតិ៍ ទី៥ កញ្ញា រហូតដល់ថ្ងៃកំណត់ធ្វើបាតុកម្មអហិង្សារបស់គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ នៅថ្ងៃទី៧ កញ្ញា ខាងមុខនេះ។ មន្ត្រីតំណាងខាងរោងចក្រកាត់ដេរ បានបង្ហាញថា បញ្ហានេះនឹងមានផលប៉ះពាល់ខ្លះៗលើវិស័យវាយនភ័ណ្ឌ។ សេចក្តី អំពាវនាវរបស់សហជីពសេរីកម្មករ មានគោលដៅស្របគ្នាជាមួយបក្សប្រឆាំង ដែលទាមទារឲ្យគណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត (គ.ជ.ប) និងក្រុមប្រឹក្សាធម្មនុញ្ញ ផ្តល់យុត្តិធម៌ដល់ម្ចាស់ឆ្នោត និងទាមទារឲ្យដោះលែងបុគ្គលិកសហជីពសេរីកម្មករ រួមទាំងកម្មករសរុប ៨នាក់ ដែលកំពុងជាប់ឃុំខ្លួន។ ប្រធានសហជីពសេរីកម្មករ លោក ជា មុនី មានប្រសាសន៍នៅថ្ងៃព្រហស្បតិ៍ ទី៥ កញ្ញា ថា នេះជាសារមួយដែលបង្ហាញថា ម្ចាស់ឆ្នោតចង់បានយុត្តិធម៌ ជាពិសេសកម្មករចង់បានភាពប្រសើរឡើងក្នុងជីវភាពរស់នៅ និងសិទ្ធិការងារ ការគោរព និងផ្តល់នូវសេចក្តីថ្លៃថ្នូរ ហើយទាំងអស់នេះ ភាគច្រើននៃកម្មករបានរំពឹងទៅលើបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ។ ក្រុម កម្មករភាគច្រើនបានគាំទ្រសេចក្តីអំពាវនាវនេះ បើទោះបីពួកគេដឹងថា ការផ្អាកមិនធ្វើការបន្ថែមម៉ោង នឹងបាត់បង់ប្រាក់ចំណូលមួយផ្នែក ...
សេក បណ្ឌិត និង ជិន ជេដ្ឋា
http://www.rfa.org/khmer/news/politics/Union-calls-for-supporters-to-joint-CNRP-demonstration-09052013090125.html
Forest Cleared for Stung Treng Dam Construction
Logging has officially begun in Stung Treng province in preparation for the construction of a massive hydropower dam, but local authorities and villagers said Wednesday that the clearing of forest is going unchecked outside the official dam concession area. The Lower Sesan 2 dam was approved ...
Kuch Naren and Dene-Hern Chen
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/forest-cleared-for-stung-treng-dam-construction-41693/
Police block Bopha march
Phnom Penh Municipal Hall yesterday defended the actions of police and security guards who blocked protesters as they tried to leave the capital’s Boeung Kak area before they stopped and searched an NGO’s vehicle. Dozens of Daun Penh district police, security guards and military police blockaded ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya and Shane Worrell
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/police-block-bopha-march
ឯម សូផាត ៖ គ.ជ.ប គ្មានពេលវេលា ផ្សព្វផ្សាយសេចក្តីសំរេច
លោក ឯម សូផាត សមាជិកគណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត បានលើកឡើងថា គ.ជ.ប បានចេញសេចក្តីសម្រេចមួយ ដែលអនុញ្ញាតឲ្យមានការដឹកជញ្ជូនកងទ័ពនៅសមរភូមិមុខមក កាន់ការិយាល័យបោះឆ្នោត ដើម្បីធ្វើការបោះឆ្នោត ប៉ុន្តែ គ.ជ.ប មិនមានពេលវេលាគ្រប់គ្រាន់ ក្នុងការផ្សព្វផ្សាយសេចក្តីសម្រេចនេះទេ ...
Mum’s the word at yearly brand forum
Cambodia’s biggest international garment brands met yesterday to discuss wage issues, strikes and worker conditions, among other of the industry’s most pressing topics. But in a year marked by a fatal building collapse at the Wing Star Shoes factory in Kampong Speu, mass demonstrations, and bankruptcies ...
Sean Teehan
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/mum%E2%80%99s-word-yearly-brand-forum